Since she was a young child she would often whisper a short prayer on her way to school such as The Lord’s Prayer with the image of her grandfather in her mind’s eye and this practice continued as an adult on her way to work. In the past year she has been chanting her personal mantra with the image of Amma; sometimes her grandmother’s and mother’s images seem to slip in without her control.
Now she simply begins her mantra with the image of Amma and if her grandmother and mother want to slip in, she just goes with the flow. It is a wonderful way to start her day at work. In many ways she feels protected from some of the pain and suffering of her daily work.
(c) Clr ’15
scans the heavens
chanting her mantra
filled with devotion
filled with devotion
three mothers protect her
love bursts in tears
(c) Tournesol ’15
Tournesol dans un Jardin 
beautiful – impressive!
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Very myterious, and the concept of three mothers is such a wonderful – and though-evoking concept. Nicely spiritual.
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Thanks, Hamish, as I get older I no longer question such mysteries and just enjoy them. 🙂
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Three mothers? Thrice blessed!
Deep Devotion
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🙂
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Wonderful haibun!
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Thank you:)
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A devotion to a prayer life that brings one to the love of self that one can then fully love others, guided by mothers. Your haibun is beautiful, Cheryl-Lynn.
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Thank you, Janice. mothers (women) have influenced my life in a positive way growing up; perhaps they still are:)
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I love the post. All of it…… the story, the poem and the video.
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Thanks, Karuna, I think the month if April prompts at Carpe Diem would have spoken to you.
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I bet they would have. Sometime I will explore that blog.
BTW I wrote and posted a haiku this morning. I woke up knowing I could accomplish one of my goals this morning i.e. write a haiku in Sanskrit and English!
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Oh I’m off to check it out now…
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Nice ones. Sounds like you’ve been doing spiritual practices for a long time. That is cool, when it comes natural like that.
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What I love about my mantra that Amma gave me is that I pay attention to the words whereas when saying the Our Father and Hail Mary, my mind would drift and I would not pay attention to the words. I am comfortable now that it has been nine months since I have been practicing this mantra that I don’t even care if I’m on the subway, bus or walking among people…it’s my song:)
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